Global Catholic Network:encyclical of Pope Gregory Xvi: Propagation of the Faith

An 1832 letter from the Pope to Catholic leaders, condemning the revolutionary acts within Italy and encoraging support of the traditional church and state authorities.

A letter/Encyclical from Pope Gregory XVI to the Catholic leadership of Poland condemning their revolutionary uprising and asking them to submit to their monarch.

A long essay about St. John that details his relationship with Jesus and the disciples. It also discusses his life and missionary work.

This site offers a religious essay on St.Francis of Assisi. Content focuses on the impact of St. Francis of Assisi and is of a deeply spiritual nature.

This article looks at the issue of pacifism from a Catholic perspective.

Examine the historic election of Pope Benedict XVI and reflect on the challenges he faces as the new leader of the Catholic Church. This New York Times lesson investigates how other world leaders are chosen in different forms of...

This biography of St. Catherine of Sienna (1347-1380 CE) closes with a commentary on the differences between saints and ordinary people.

A helpful introduction to Simon the Zealot, which also includes a discussion of his name.

This article traces the dramatic conversion of Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor of Christians, to Paul, the disciple to the Gentiles.

This article relates the dramatic conversion of St. Paul.